Penguin Baby It's Cold Outside Bell Emily

One hot summer, first love and so many buried secrets • Senara has never been in love before. She's not done anything exciting before. Always the sidekick . . . Until the summer that changes everything • Cliff House is closed off for most of the year until its rich Londoner owners come down to Cornwall for the summer. This year, despite herself, Senara finds herself pulled into this world of wealth and ease, sunbathing and beautiful people. She even finds herself falling in love for the first time • But Cliff House and its owners are hiding things. They've been hiding things for too long and now, despite all their efforts, their secrets are coming out . . . Secrets that involve Senara's friends and her family in a way she could never have imagined

"Когда мы встречались в последний раз" - молодежный роман Эмили Хоутон • Одно обещание • В возрасте тринадцати лет лучшие друья Элеонора и Фин неразлучны. Убежденные, что так будет всегда, они заключают соглашение - вместе поступить в университет, всегда жить рядом друг с другом, и если в 35 лет они оба останутся одинокими, то поженятся • Два десятилетия • Элеонора и Фин не разговаривали пятнадцать лет. Жизнь ускользнула от них, и они оба далеки от того места, где мечтали оказаться все эти годы назад • Смогут ли они все еще сдержать свое слово? • Нужны трагические обстоятельства, чтобы Фин вернулся в жизнь Элеоноры, но все изменилось с тех пор, как они виделись в последний раз. Уже слишком поздно налаживать их дружбу? Или есть шанс, что они смогут сдержать некоторые из данных обещаний? • Книга на английском языке

"Малыш. Трогательная история" - это сборник комиксов Филиппы Райс, основанный на реальных моментах жизни с ее ребенком • Это коллекция маленьких, интимных, согревающих душу переживаниях пары, ожидающей своего первенца. От планирования и беременности до родов и воспитания новорожденного, книга фокусируется на повседневных моментах родительской жизни • Книга на английском языке • Baby: A Soppy Story is a collection of comics by New York Times bestselling graphic novelist Philippa Rice, based on real-life moments with her baby • It is a collection about the small, intimate, heart-warming experiences of a couple expecting their first baby. From planning and pregnancy to childbirth and raising a newborn, Baby focuses on the everyday moments of parenthood

When Bel Kumar leaves for work in the morning, the last thing she expects is wake up in hospital later that day - with her ex from four years ago by her bedside • It turns out that • 1) She's had a near-death accident outside work • 2) She urgently needs to replace her ex with another next of kin on her HR form • But who can Bel turn to in a crisis? She's never been good at asking for help, but she knows she needs to reconnect with the most important people from her past • Within days she's navigating complex family history, old school friendships and romantic encounters - with consequences she never could have predicted • Perhaps the worst day of Bel's life will turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to her

In 1960, fourteen-year-old Laura meets French exchange student, Leon • Her life will never be the same again • Things start to change for Laura - first her moods, and then her body. Laura isn't prepared for what she learns next - and doesn't even know how it could have happened • Sent away to save her family from shame, Laura meets girls just like her, whose families have given up on them - and they become a family for each other at the most difficult time in all their lives • Not suitable for younger readers, discover the brand-new young adult read from one of Britain's favourite authors • A heartbreaking, compelling and timely story for older readers about teen pregnancy, family trouble and unlikely friendships, set in 1960

A moving memoir from a woman who made a fortune in a man's world and then gave it all away...soon to be turned into a film • In 1962, Stephanie 'Steve' Shirley created a software company when the concept of software barely existed. Freelance Programmers employed women to work on complex projects such as Concorde's black box recorder from the comfort of their own home • Shirley empowered a generation of women in technology, giving them unheard of freedom to choose their own hours and manage their own workloads. The business thrived and Shirley gradually transferred ownership to her staff, creating 70 millionaires in the process • Let It Go explores Shirley's trail blazing career as an entrepreneur but it also charts her incredible personal story - her dramatic arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee during World War Two and the tragic loss of her only child who suffered severely from Autism

In Start It Up, Johnson sets out to inspire - and guide - every budding entrepreneur. He tackles the issues that really matter: finding the right idea, sourcing funds, and getting the best from the people you meet on the way - chiefly yourself • Now in paperback - Start It Up by Luke Johnson, 2012's most inspiring guide to running your own business • Running your own business is nowhere near as tough as you might think. So what are you waiting for? • Luke Johnson is Britain's busiest tycoon, with a personal fortune estimated at ?120 million. From Pizza Express and Channel 4 to his incisive Financial Times column, Johnson has spent two decades on the business frontline • In Start It Up, Johnson sets out to inspire - and guide - every budding entrepreneur

David Schearl arrives in New York in his mother's arms to begin his new life as an immigrant in the 'Golden Land'. David is hated by his father - an angry, violent man unable to find his niche in the New World - but is fiercely loved and protected by his Yiddish-speaking mother. An innovative, multi-lingual novel, Call It Sleep subtly interweaves the overwhelming love between a mother and son with the terrors and anxieties David experiences, as he seeks to find his own identity amidst the cultural disarray of early twentieth-century America

When Celeste loses her best friend Hannah, she'll do anything to keep her spirit alive • So when she uncovers her friend's old list of New Year's resolutions, Celeste vows to complete them all • One adventure at a time, she rediscovers how wonderful life can be • But when one resolution leads her to someone from her past, Celeste can't help but wonder • Could the biggest adventure of all be falling in love?

Душераздирающая, интригующая и актуальная история для взрослого читателя о подростковой беременности, проблемах в семье и неожиданных друзьях, действие которой происходит в 1960-м году • Лоре льстит внимание Леона, приехавшего по обмену из Франции. До него у неё не было парней • Однажды Леон проводил её домой, и та ночь навсегда изменила жизнь Лоры • Сначала меняется её характер, потом её тело. Объяснение застаёт Лору врасплох, и она даже не понимает, как такое могло случиться • Семью Лоры этот новый секрет приводит в ужас, и она отвергает её, чтобы избежать позора. Но Лора знакомится с другими такими же девочками, от которых отказались родные, и они становятся семьёй друг для друга в самый сложный период их жизней • Не рекомендуется для детей • Книга на английском языке

A fascinating picture of the American frontier emerges from Twain's fictionalized recollections of his experiences prospecting for gold, speculating in timber, and writing for a succession of small Western newspapers during the 1860s

'As I crammed the cream horn voraciously into my mouth, at once I heard Francin's voice saying that no decent woman would eat a cream puff like that' • In a quiet town where not much happens, Maryska, the flamboyant brewer's wife, stands out. She cuts her skirt short so that she can ride her bicycle, her golden hair flying out behind her. She butchers pigs. She drinks and eats with relish. And when the garrulous ranconteur Uncle Pepin comes to visit the locals are scandalized even further, in Bohumil Hrabal's affecting, exuberant portrayal of a small central European community between the wars